This is especially true of dollar stores likeDollar TreeandDollar General.

It may seem like a no-brainer to buy all of your disposable products from a dollar store.

Why pay more for items you’re going to use once and then toss into the trash?

Person covering vegetables in plastic wrap

This is one of the cases where a “bargain” is anything but.

Dollar-store storage wrap isn’t worth the money

Not all plastic cling wrap is created equal.

Another surprising not-worth-it bargain:Aluminum foil.

Roll of transparent wrap

Another option, via money-saving bloggerRachel Teodoro: Pick up some foil pans and lids at the dollar store.